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Published: May 31, 2015
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Post Date: 2015-05-31 19:11:34 by Chuck_Wagon
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Okay. My mom (81 years old) has been a very avid reader ever Nonetheless - I think - for either her birthday or Anyone know anything about these cute little beasties?
since the sun burst into flames. So about once a week
she goes to, yes, the library.
She likes mystery, history and romance.
Decades ago I bought her every Agatha Christie novel
that I thought she had not read. (I missed on a few -
she HAD read them.)
Christmas - I am going to buy her a Kindle.
Being an avid reader as she is - she is the perfect
candidate for one.
Any help would be appreciated!
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#1. To: Chuck_Wagon (#0)
She'll love it. Be sure to sign her up for the 'Prime' option, wherein she'll get thousands of free books, etc. And get her the larger screen kindle fire, as its easier to type and read.
I have one,and I love it. Mine is the Kindle PaperWhite version,and the screen is backlit so there is no real glare and you can still read if the lights are out. Adjustable font sizes for people with vision problems,and you get all sorts of free book downloads from Amazon if you are a Prime member. Besides that there are several places on the web you can download books for free. I probably have 50 or so free books on my Kindle right now. BTW,amazon is always running a sale of some kind on different Kindles. I think I paid $79.95 for mine a couple of years ago on sale,but have seen it on sale for as long as $59.95. Just looked a few minutes ago and they are running at $129 and up.
Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
Thanks guys!
You are not going to be sorry. Here are a few sources for free books onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/ http://portal.kiplinger.com/arti...ad-more-free-e-books.html http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/scores/top https://openlibrary.org/borrow/about https://www.bookbub.com/home/ http://www.bookgorilla.com/promise http://smile.amazon.com/s/ref=nb...fix=FREE+KIN%2Caps%2C335& rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Afree%20kindle%20books http://www.dailyfinance.com/2014...sec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D472813 These are from a couple of years ago. There are probably dozens more by now.
Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
Excellent!
I been thinking of buying one too.
A Kindle is must have equipment. Like the others ,I have dowloaded many free books on it . I have the Kindle Fire so it also serves as a back up for my internet use. Also with an Amazon Prime subscription you can down load movies.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
I have. For free shipping on all the stuff I order
I have two. One that functions as just a library of books and one that is a library of books and a tablet. I would opt for the Kindle White as it is easier to navigate. You will most likely still need to help her download books if she is not tech savvy. All Kindles are wifi capable and some have a 3G/4G capability. That one is good for those who do not have internet or wifi. You can also download books on line via USB. If you get her one of the Kindle Fire editions, she can download and read books and also download movies and TV programs. Best to get the Amazon Prime membership as this will allow her to read some books for free and get some old movies for free as well. The Fire editions don't come with a 3G/4G capability from what I know.
The dews of grace fall heavily in the night of sorrow. The stars of promise shine forth gloriously amid the darkness of grief. Continue thy service under all changes. (C.H. Spurgeon)
yes $99 annual subscription . The free and fast shipping alone is worth it . But there are many other perks you should check out ,including movies ,music and free book downloads .
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Can a tablet function as a Kindle just as well?
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An iPad can from what I know. Just about any tablet can download an eBook, movies, TV shows and surf the net. However with Kindle you have one stop shopping at the Kindle store and free cloud storage as well. Other tablets probably have this as well, but it is made quite easy with Amazon. One disadvantage is once you go Amazon and download a bunch of books or keep them in cloud, I believe it is impossible to transfer the data to another tablet. However, Kindle does offer Apps for download on lap tops/desk tops, smart phones and other devices where you can access your Kindle data through the App. Worth exploring.
The dews of grace fall heavily in the night of sorrow. The stars of promise shine forth gloriously amid the darkness of grief. Continue thy service under all changes. (C.H. Spurgeon)
Amazon Kindles are the most popular brand in the market, but the Barnes & Noble Nook is an attractive alternative.
Some people march to a different drummer - and some people POLKA.
If she is only going to use it for reading don't get a Kindle Fire, get her a Kindle Paperwhite. The Paperwhite's screen is specifically designed for reading. There isn't much glare in bright sunlight. Also, the battery lasts forever.
I believe that there is a Kindle application for Android tablets, as well as an Amazon app.
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Thanks! You are right on track.
I guess I should do that then, eh?
That's what I need to know. And should I / we even bother with the thing at all? Eh?
My mom has a Kindle in her future... Sounds like the 'PaperWhite' is the way to go...
The upscale ones have features the paperwhite doesn't have,but I'm cheap and the paperwhite does everything I want it to do. I was to read books on it,period. Nothing else. Make sure you get her a Amazon Prime Account. That way she gets free books,movies,and tv shows from amazon,plus free shipping on anything they sell and ship.
Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
Exactly. I'm looking for SIMPLE here. EDIT: Actually, I'm not even sure that we should try it at ALL.
Okay.
Get a Barnes & Noble Nook... they're less expensive than Kindle and don't have the embedded "special offers" pop-up advertising: Plus if there's any problems, you can take it to a real person at the nearest Barnes & Noble Bookstore instead of faceless Amazon online. (yeah... B&N stores still exist... I saw one just the other day in downtown Houston when I was going for rehab for my new leg... but I haven't seen a Waldenbooks, Borders or Daltons in a coon's age... they must've gone belly-up or something)
Some people march to a different drummer - and some people POLKA.
Frankly, the only way to find out IMHO is to buy one and have her play with it a bit. If she has never touched a computer or sent emails or texts, then a lot of Kindle stuff will have to be taught. A lot of seniors do make the 'tech' leap. My aunt had a basic Kindle edition and used it a lot. My cousins helped her download some books but she got the hang of it. She did use a computer though and actively sent out emails. So something to consider. I remember buying my father (then 85) a DVD player. An inexpensive portable one he could use to watch movies. He never used it.
The dews of grace fall heavily in the night of sorrow. The stars of promise shine forth gloriously amid the darkness of grief. Continue thy service under all changes. (C.H. Spurgeon)
My dad finally bought a PC maybe ten or fifteen years ago. Being home alone is often frustrating for beginners. I suggested he get himself a tutor for a few hours a week which he did and now he's an avid computer user for email, shopping, even investing and he especially enjoys finding cruises at bargain prices. I think local libraries and maybe even churches have courses for adults & seniors the are dirt cheap and sometimes free. Just my two cents.
I built my dad a computer out of spare parts about And ya know? It worked! He spent years corresponding via email with a friend in I think those two computers bought the man 15 or so He made it to 89 - a few months short of 90. Not bad!
You,and she will be happy. There is about a 2 minute learning curve,and then it's gravy all the way. Make sure you get a case for it when you buy it. That way she can throw it in her purse and not worry about the screen getting scratched. Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
Yeah,it's only about 75 miles away. No thanks. Been buying stuff from amazon ever since I discovered computers and amazon,and have zero problems with them. When I tell them something was bad or not as advertised,they even pay the shipping to return it and give me my money back. Since all it takes is a poke with a finger to get rid of pop-ups,I can handle that. It's not like shoveling gravel with a snow shovel. Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
If your mom doesn't have WiFi (or a neighbor willing to let her connect), she'll have to bring the Kindle to your house to get new content or go somewhere with free WiFi like a restaurant or a public library. For $70 more, you can get the 3G Kindle Paperwhite. That makes the Amazon cloud storage for books much more attractive. Unless she has WiFi or easy access to it, go for the 3G option for $70 more. You won't regret it. Then it will "just work", any time, anywhere. One less thing to explain to her. Also, it will make it easy to move books to/from the Cloud, use the dictionary and translator features. And it is a real bargain at that price anyway. One of these days, Amazon will start charging for the 3G service yearly, like they do for Amazon Prime. But if you buy one now, you'll be grandfathered in no matter what. BTW, the Paperwhite is exactly the right choice. Your mom doesn't want apps or web browsing. And I think a Paperwhite can do email and very limited web browsing as well but for that, you'd have to jailbreak it so I wouldn't recommend that. BTW, you can always save web pages as PDF documents and email them to your mom that way. So you could clip web pages she'd like and send them to her free Kindle email account. She couldn't reply easily (unless jailbroken and then not too easily) but you could send her bits of different stuff like emails or most any document that you want her to see. You can also send her (unprotected) ebooks via email.
No. Never heard of this with Amazon or iTunes. You have an account as an individual and you can use all of your various devices and store and cloud features on any device. This way you can add devices if you have a iPhone and add an iPad. One account, multiple devices. This is an integral concept in cloud storage. So on Apple devices you might be editing a document or viewing a webpage on your iPhone. When you get to the office or home, you'll see the same document being edited and the same webpages being displayed. All bookmarks, open browser tabs, and matching apps (like a web browser or spreadsheet or word processing document) are kept open and synchronized within seconds at all times. Email was the original cloud app, particularly the IMAP version that you can use on various cellphones. Like Google's email app. You could keep a GMail app or a Chrome tab open and all the email you sent/received were updated in realtime. Apple did much the same with their mail services. Realtime sync between personal devices on a cloud account is pretty much a required feature. You see this with other cloud services, Dropbox being a primary example. Dropbox makes files available at all times to all devices on your account and synchronizes them automatically so if the document is changed on one machine (cellphone/tablet/computer), it is updated on all of them. Another key concept in cloud storage is being able to store ebooks or documents, as with the Kindles. You might have a Kindle Paperwhite with your library on it. And you might have an iPad with the Kindle app, making all the titles available on it and you could add the Kindle app to your Android cellphone so you could read your library on it. For each device, you have sync between devices of your own notes and bookmarks. The same kinds of cloud features and messaging are present on eBay's various apps and desktop browser website. Another key cloud feature is being able to store huge amounts of data and choose which ones to transfer to a local device like a tablet or cellphone. So a Kindle Paperwhite might hold 1,000 books but you might have 10,000 (or 100,000) books up in your cloud account. So, for each device on your account, you can choose which ebooks in the cloud that you want to carry on that device, ready to read. Everybody is doing the cloud nowadays. One cloud account using many devices per consumer account (or family account if you are using a family account for iTunes or Amazon).
I just bought my first tablet, a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1. I since opened a Dropbox account on my laptop and downloaded the app to the tablet. It works but is very slow in syncing with my laptop, also added the Adobe Acrobat app which seems to be needed to view pfd files. I would recommend Dropbox. I also loaded Skype on the tablet and Echo tested it but haven't made a video call on it yet. I added Amazon for Android and the associated Amazon Kindle to the tablet, both seem to work well. Other apps on the tablet that work well are YouTube, Google and the Weather Channel. All three of my email accounts are working well on the tablet. I am thinking about adding the MSOffice for tablet app but ??????????? I haven't tried to organize files on the tablet. Any suggestions on apps or how to? Thanks. потому что Бог хочет это тот путь
Kindle 3G coverage map Unless she has WiFi or easy access to it, go for the 3G option for $70 more. You won't regret it. Then it will "just work", any time, anywhere. I have one of the original kindles with the 3G feature, -- and the map you posted shows me why it wont work. --- Thanks, -- I'm down in a canyon near Quincy Ca, within several hundred yards of reception on both sides of the canyon. -- I wonder if anyone makes an antenna that would pull in the 3G signal? Anyone?
Dropbox works pretty seamlessly on all devices and with their desktop app for various OSes (Mac, Windows, Linux) where it consists of a special folder tied to a syncing app. You'll probably be happier organizing your Dropbox files on their web site or just doing it directly in your local folder. I would say to do it on their website since it will let you manage all the document in your Dropbox account, not just the ones on your local device. That way, all changes will be reflected to all devices. On Galaxy Tab and other Android devices, a quick and dirty document manager and Office document app is QuickOffice. It's kind of a standard. Or if you aren't too attached to MS Office documents, you could just go with Google Drive with their 15GB of free storage for all you devices and offering basic word processing, spreadsheet, presentation apps. You mentioned installed Adobe Acrobat. That is okay for viewing a PDF and you can sign up for a free Adobe Cloud account and use the cloud features on your various devices. Every bozo in Silicon Valley wants to create a cloud, you see. To create documents, I suggest a few free or low-cost apps like PDF Document Scanner. You can create PDFs of very large documents, like I did for a big ancestry chart that was about 30" x 20" a while back. You couldn't fit it into a home scanner. So it was easier just to take photos of it to combine into a single PDF document. You can also photograph full-page documents to convert into a single PDF document and upload it to your various cloud services like Dropbox or Google Drive, making it available on all your devices. For raw file management on Android, advanced users like Titanium Backup. Other popular choices are ES File Explorer and FX. To get the most good from these programs, you should root (jailbreak) your device which is very easy on Android devices. That way you can modify system files as you like (including making live backups of your entire device). However, your Galaxy Tab 4 does include a basic file manager called My Files. It is a standard feature on Samsung's phones and tablets for some years now. Look for the icon on your tablet. If you can't find it, look in the full list of system apps and it has to be there. It is a system app and can't just be easily deleted (though you might have deleted off the icon from your main panels for the user interface. To kill an app like My Files, you have to root your device and use one of the advanced file managers I mentioned above. I, for instance, did delete the user icon for it and, on the rare occasions I use My Files, I run it from the list of apps, not from my cellphone "desktop". I usually prefer the more advanced file managers that allow plugins, like ES File Explorer or FX. BTW, I run My Files on a Samsung Galaxy S3 cellphone but you'll find that My Files works the same on all Samsung models and it has for a long time. Overall, raw file management is okay but you have to know a lot more details about where your device stores its documents. Usually, only developers and hacker-type users do much of this kind of direct file manipulation. You probably really want to just run the standard OS and manage your files via your cloud-enabled apps like Dropbox or using My Files.
Hey you might want to call Hitlery on the above. Seems she had some issues accomplishing this 'feat.':) The dews of grace fall heavily in the night of sorrow. The stars of promise shine forth gloriously amid the darkness of grief. Continue thy service under all changes. (C.H. Spurgeon)
Thanks. This helps point me in a better, if not right, direction, for my current needs.
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3G booster antennas have been around for a while. They can't cure every problem but they can make a big difference. I would say that Wilson is generally the leader in this segment of the industry. You might find a local dealer for them. The cheapo units in the $70-$120 range help when you just can't get quite enough signal. For serious boosting, like in canyons, you need a more serious unit in the $250-$500 range that requires some installation with a high mounted antenna (like on your roof) and an indoor broadcast unit that provides the amplified signal. Quite often, the difference in the height between the antenna and the indoor unit determines how effective the signal amplification is. You'll see them making remarks about needing to install the roof antenna at least 12' above the interior antenna to maximize its reception. The suitability of these amplifiers vary considerably by your location and topology and the location of the tower(s) you are trying to connect with. Even with the pricier boosters, you can't always make it work. If you are in a canyon or blocked by trees or in mountains, you can't always overcome it. But if you get even 1 bar of signal while outdoors (or on your roof), you can often get enough boosting to make it worthwhile, not just for a Kindle but for any cellphone as well (either ATT or Verizon type cellphones). So it is more hospitable for your visitors who like to have their gadgets working when they drop by. That's kind of a summary of what I learned when I was looking into installing a booster system for Verizon service in a fairly deep canyon location. I never did install it, didn't think I'd get a strong enough signal even if I spent the $500 to buy it. You might watch on eBay to see if someone is selling one used. Less risk to try it out that way. Or if you are within several hundred yards of reception, you might try one of the cheaper boosters, providing they'll refund your money if it doesn't work. Amazon is pretty good about returns and they stock the Wilson units and some other brands.
Hitlery will not be amused by that cheap crack! You are an obvious misogynist. : )
Strangely enough, we get the Verizon service at the lodge building, not far from my cabin, but the Amazon 3G doesn't work. Thanks for your advice..
Another key My Files feature is copying/moving files from your main storage to your SD card. Very handy for keeping your own backups, no cloud required. You might like to mess around with the helper page that Verizon assembled for the Galaxy Tab 4. Shows a lot of common procedures. Nothing on file managers though. https://www.verizonwireless.com/support/galaxy-tab-4-101/simulator/
It should just work then. Maybe you should contact Amazon customer service. Tell them the Kindle 3g doesn't work at your cabin and it doesn't work at the nearby lodge, though the lodge does get Verizon coverage. There's a lot of Kindles out there. They might already have reporting on your locale and what you can do about it. Let me repeat: there are a lot of Kindles out there! And Amazon is pretty fierce on customer service. They won't let Verizon or AT&T cheat you and Amazon is big enough to take on the cell companies directly. A detailed description addressed to Amazon customer service is probably your best (and free) first step.
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Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/LatestI think - for either her birthday or Christmas - I am going to buy her a Kindle. Being an avid reader as she is - she is the perfect candidate for one.
#2. To: Chuck_Wagon (#0)
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#3. To: tpaine, sneakypete (#1)
...thousands of free books...
I'm gonna buy the darn thing. Hey...
#4. To: Chuck_Wagon (#3)
I'm gonna buy the darn thing. Hey...
#5. To: sneakypete (#4)
#6. To: Chuck_Wagon (#0)
#7. To: Chuck_Wagon (#0)
#8. To: tomder55 (#7)
...an Amazon Prime subscription...
from Amazon. Is that the same 'Prime' as what you
are talking about?
#9. To: Chuck_Wagon (#0)
#10. To: Chuck_Wagon (#8)
I have. For free shipping on all the stuff I order from Amazon. Is that the same 'Prime' as what you are talking about?
#11. To: redleghunter (#9)
I have two. One that functions as just a library of books and one that is a library of books and a tablet.
#12. To: SOSO (#11)
Can a tablet function as a Kindle just as well?
#13. To: redleghunter, SOSO (#12)
#14. To: Chuck_Wagon (#0)
#15. To: Redleghunter, Willie Green (#13)
#16. To: cranko (#14)
...going to use it for reading don't get a Kindle Fire,
get her a Kindle Paperwhite.
My mom is only vaguely aware that the internet exists.
#17. To: tomder55 (#10)
...there are many other perks you should check out...
Since I'm paying for the dang thing...
#18. To: redleghunter (#9)
...if she is not tech savvy...
Which version of the thing do I need for the
person who is COMPLETELY NON 'tech savvy'.
I don't want to speak ill of my Mom - but it's the truth.
I know that you cannot make that decision...
#19. To: sneakypete (#2)
...but have seen it on sale...
#20. To: Chuck_Wagon (#19)
Sounds like the 'PaperWhite' is the way to go...
#21. To: sneakypete (#20)
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...to read books on it, period. Nothing else.
I don't want to confuse my Mom.
The last thing I want to to do is cause
her - and me - discombobulation.
This is my 81 year old mother we're talking about here.
She is mechanically DISinclined. Does NOT understand machines. At all.
THAT'S where we're at. But she loves to read. See the dilemma?
#22. To: sneakypete (#20)
I'll buy the darned thing. 
#23. To: Chuck_Wagon, sneakypete (#22)
The upscale ones have features the paperwhite doesn't have,but I'm cheap and the paperwhite does everything I want it to do.
#24. To: Chuck_Wagon (#18)
#25. To: redleghunter (#24)
#26. To: Fred Mertz, redleghunter (#25)
My dad finally bought a PC maybe ten or fifteen years ago.
Being home alone is often frustrating for beginners.
I suggested he get himself a tutor for a few hours a
week which he did and now he's an avid computer user
for email, shopping...
15 or so years ago. I saw him wasting away in front
of the TV and said 'No'. 'NOT gonna end this way...'
He messed with that thing until he finally bought
himself a new/used Lenovo machine.
California who was best man at his and my mom's wedding.
They had been out of touch for decades. That alone
was worth it.
extra years of life! THAT is a serious bargain, IMO!
PS: I was the man's tutor - And it was the best time
I ever spent - even though frustrating as heck for
for both of us!
#27. To: Chuck_Wagon (#22)
Okay. I'll buy the darned thing.
#28. To: Willie Green (#23)
Plus if there's any problems, you can take it to a real person at the nearest Barnes & Noble Bookstore instead of faceless Amazon online.
#29. To: Chuck_Wagon (#22)
#30. To: redleghunter, Chuck_Wagon (#12)
One disadvantage is once you go Amazon and download a bunch of books or keep them in cloud, I believe it is impossible to transfer the data to another tablet.
#31. To: TooConservative, redleghunter, Chuck_Wagon (#30)
Realtime sync between personal devices on a cloud account is pretty much a required feature. You see this with other cloud services, Dropbox being a primary example. Dropbox makes files available at all times to all devices on your account and synchronizes them automatically so if the document is changed on one machine (cellphone/tablet/computer), it is updated on all of them.
#32. To: TooConservative, Y'ALL (#29)
or $70 more, you can get the 3G Kindle Paperwhite. That makes the Amazon cloud storage for books much more attractive.
#33. To: SOSO (#31)
I haven't tried to organize files on the tablet. Any suggestions on apps or how to?
#34. To: SOSO, TooConservative, CZ82, Chuck_Wagon, tomder55 (#31)
All three of my email accounts are working well on the tablet.
#35. To: TooConservative (#33)
#36. To: tpaine (#32)
I have one of the original kindles with the 3G feature, -- and the map you posted shows me why it wont work. --- Thanks, -- I'm down in a canyon near Quincy Ca, within several hundred yards of reception on both sides of the canyon. -- I wonder if anyone makes an antenna that would pull in the 3G signal?
#37. To: redleghunter (#34)
#38. To: TooConservative (#36)
That's kind of a summary of what I learned when I was looking into installing a booster system for Verizon service in a fairly deep canyon location. I never did install it, didn't think I'd get a strong enough signal even if I spent the $500 to buy it.
#39. To: SOSO (#35)
#40. To: tpaine (#38)
Strangely enough, we get the Verizon service at the lodge building, not far from my cabin, but the Amazon 3G doesn't work.
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